1950 Chevy 3100 Pickup WIP

[Duddly01]

I decided to use bare metal foil for the bed strips. I don’t really love this stuff, too fragile IMHO, but it should be ok in the bed. I usually use Molotov through an airbrush and wait a few days to carefully clear. No fear of it ever pealing. I painted the underside braces satin black.

I also assembled the interior and tested the gauge lights.

Edited August 1, 2024 by Duddly01

[DJMar]

BMF can be a pain to work with but I think it still has it's uses. It looks good on the bed strips.

The LEDs really add some pop to the interior! ??

[horsepower]

On 7/15/2024 at 9:53 AM, Duddly01 said:

Beautiful work! I haven't cut open doors yet. I cut open trunks just so I have a place to hide the LED battery, trying to make it look like a spare. Still have to figure out how I am going to hide the battery for this kit. 

I think I'd try to hide it in the stock fuel tank, maybe leave the back open enough for the battery box. I think using a watch battery in parallel, (C2016 it's a thin wafer and would be very easy to hide and wire. A tiny push on/off switch could be hidden and activated by using a fabricated gas cap/filler pipe. Gonna be a very beautiful p-cup when you get it all finished.

[Zippi]

That bed looks nice Donald and the dash lights are killer man.

[Duddly01]

10 hours ago, DJMar said:

BMF can be a pain to work with but I think it still has it's uses. It looks good on the bed strips.

The LEDs really add some pop to the interior! ??

Thank you!

10 hours ago, horsepower said:

I think I'd try to hide it in the stock fuel tank, maybe leave the back open enough for the battery box. I think using a watch battery in parallel, (C2016 it's a thin wafer and would be very easy to hide and wire. A tiny push on/off switch could be hidden and activated by using a fabricated gas cap/filler pipe. Gonna be a very beautiful p-cup when you get it all finished.

Thank you! I actually posted, it is the spare tire under the truck, very well hidden.

[Duddly01]

4 hours ago, Zippi said:

That bed looks nice Donald and the dash lights are killer man.

Thanks, now moving on to wet sanding and polishing. It looks a lot smoother than it really is. This is going to take hours... 

[Duddly01]

I got some wet sanding and polishing done.

Blemishes in roof when starting 4000gt. 

after 4000 gt

after 6000

hood blemishes were much worst than they looked.

after 4000

after 6000

after 12000

after Novus 3

Getting close but calling it a night but next Novus 2 then Novus 1 and a ceramic coating. Wet sanding and polish takes a lot of work and time.

Edited August 2, 2024 by Duddly01

[Zippi]

The wet sanding and polishing is bringing that green to life Donald.  Looking really good. 

[Duddly01]

6 hours ago, Zippi said:

The wet sanding and polishing is bringing that green to life Donald.  Looking really good. 

Thanks, I started with a little Novus 2 for a bit this morning. I think it is going to come out pretty well when I am done polishing. Definitely going to be more on the over restored look than factory paint.

 

[slusher]

Man, you have a terrific shine on your truck!

[Duddly01]

2 hours ago, slusher said:

Man, you have a terrific shine on your truck!

Thank you!

[Duddly01]

Now time for assembly and final detailing!

[Zippi]

Wowser...that's looking Bodacious Donald.  I'm really liking this build.

[TransAmMike]

Man Donald, that is some shiny....beautiful finish.

[TopherMcGinnis]

Beautiful! 

[rv1963]

Amazing work, can't wait to see this in the under glass section.

[Duddly01]

7 hours ago, Zippi said:

Wowser...that's looking Bodacious Donald.  I'm really liking this build.

Thank you!

5 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Man Donald, that is some shiny....beautiful finish.

Thank You!

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, TopherMcGinnis said:

Beautiful! 

Thank you!

56 minutes ago, rv1963 said:

Amazing work, can't wait to see this in the under glass section.

Thanks, probably another week or so I think left.  

[Duddly01]

I did get some assembly work done today. I was worried about the interior after attaching the lower panels to smooth  and paint so the cab wouldn’t have a seam, but it actually went in pretty well. Started installing the LED wiring, glass and attached the cab to the frame.

[DJMar]

That looks absolutely amazing. Very nice work polishing out that paint!

[Duddly01]

20 minutes ago, DJMar said:

That looks absolutely amazing. Very nice work polishing out that paint!

Thank you!

[Duddly01]

I was able to get a lot more assembly work done today. Detailed the engine compartment.

[Steve H]

Hi Donald! Well… I’m a little late to the party here, but WOW!! Another beautiful build sir. Excellent colour choice and love your lighting. 
 

Cheers, Steve

[Zippi]

That is turning out to be a nice looking old AD truck Donald.  Great engine detail and the paint is spot on.  

[mrm]

Really cool build. The lights are impressive. I thought about putting light in models many times, but chickened out every time. LOL. I would love to learn how to do it. You should make a tutorial.